Western Sydney Wanderers has been hit hard by Football NSW after incidents relating to flares and pitch invasions at two NPL games.
Football NSW released a statement on Tuesday that listed there’d been an ‘extensive investigation’ into alleged breaches of the 2024 FNSW Grievance and Disciplinary Regulations relating to matches on May 5 and 11.
The Wanderers pleaded guilty to all charges and accepted the sanctions which included a $33,500 fine, loss of six premiership points in the 2024 season.
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An additional loss of six premiership points for the 2024, 2025 and 2026 season were included, although these are suspended.
Remaining Wanderers NPL NSW home matches are to be played under ‘restricted entry’ conditions and during daylight.
Attendance at away fixture for Wanderers is limited to nomination officials, parents/family members of players (maximum two per player), committee members and club guests.
The May 5 fixture was an away game against Sydney United 58 with the following match at home against Sydney Olympic.
The Sydney Morning Herald reports fans of the Wanderers are believed to have lit flares throughout both matches.
In the 80th minute, players were forced off the field when loud bangs were heard during the scene. Smoke then inundated the field with one commentator noting “this is absolute scenes”.
Eventually three minutes later the players returned to the field with smoke still slightly visible.
The Sydney Olympic fixture was where the pitch invasion occurred right before full time after Wanderers scored a late winner.